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Definition of propinquity in English: propinquitynoun prəˈpɪŋkwɪtiprəˈpɪŋkwədi mass noun1formal The state of being close to someone or something; proximity. 靠近，接近 he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation 他保持一定距离，似乎担心靠得太近会抵御不了诱惑。 Example sentencesExamples - Sexual relationships tend to grow with propinquity and propinquity includes propinquity of work.
- He found himself disgusted with their close propinquity.
- Frequency of successful exchange between taxa will depend on propinquity, metabolic compatibility, adaptations to their abiotic environment, gene expression systems, and gene transfer mechanisms.
- Physical propinquity, propinquity in time and space, with relationship to disasters having a physical cause but resulting in nervous shock, to use that expression, may well - well, I would assume, does give rise to a relationship.
- Due to historical ties and geographic propinquity, until the middle of the 14th century, Galician and Portuguese were in fact the same language, known as ‘Galaico Portugues’.
Synonyms proximity, closeness, nearness, adjacency rare contiguity, contiguousness, vicinity, vicinage 2technical Close kinship. 〈技〉近亲关系 Synonyms close kinship, close relationship, family connection, blood ties, consanguinity
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus 'near', from prope 'near to'. Definition of propinquity in US English: propinquitynounprəˈpɪŋkwədiprəˈpiNGkwədē 1formal The state of being close to someone or something; proximity. 靠近，接近 he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation 他保持一定距离，似乎担心靠得太近会抵御不了诱惑。 Example sentencesExamples - He found himself disgusted with their close propinquity.
- Sexual relationships tend to grow with propinquity and propinquity includes propinquity of work.
- Physical propinquity, propinquity in time and space, with relationship to disasters having a physical cause but resulting in nervous shock, to use that expression, may well - well, I would assume, does give rise to a relationship.
- Due to historical ties and geographic propinquity, until the middle of the 14th century, Galician and Portuguese were in fact the same language, known as ‘Galaico Portugues’.
- Frequency of successful exchange between taxa will depend on propinquity, metabolic compatibility, adaptations to their abiotic environment, gene expression systems, and gene transfer mechanisms.
Synonyms proximity, closeness, nearness, adjacency 2technical Close kinship. 〈技〉近亲关系 Synonyms close kinship, close relationship, family connection, blood ties, consanguinity
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus ‘near’, from prope ‘near to’. |